Gjoa

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The Gjør was a converted herring boat that Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen sailed in 1903 to navigate the Northwest Passage. This historical sea route through the Arctic Archipelago of Canada connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Amundsen's arduous three-year voyage concluded in 1906, making him the first to successfully complete the passage by ship. The Gjør later entered Amundsen Gulf, a part of the Beaufort Sea, which was also entered by Robert McClure in 1850, who became the first to cross the Northwest Passage by ship and sledge.12

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Northwest Passage
History of exploration
…the converted 47-ton herring boat Gjøa. They completed the arduous three-year voyage in 1906, when they arrived in Nome, Alaska, after having wintered on the Yukon coast. The first single-season transit was achieved in 1944, when Sgt. Henry A. Larsen, of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, made it through on…
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…the converted 47-ton herring boat Gjøa. They completed the arduous three-year voyage in 1906, when they arrived in Nome, Alaska, after having wintered on the Yukon coast. The first single-season transit was achieved in 1944, when Sgt. Henry A. Larsen, of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, made it through on…
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